Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 8AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 337 | 497 | 390 | 286 | 265 | 222 | 356 | 371 | 339 | 322 | 305 | 297 | 297 | 361 | 443 | 988 | 947 | 2584 | 446 | 712 | 741 | 718 | 2285 | 2235 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:54AM2.00m | 6:17PM1.85m | 6:49AM2.02m | 7:13PM1.84m | 7:47AM2.01m | 8:12PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38PM0.13m | 12:15PM0.17m | 00:33AM0.12m | 1:13PM0.17m | 1:30AM0.12m | 2:12PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | N 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 337 | 497 | 390 | 286 | 265 | 222 | 356 | 371 | 339 | 322 | 86 | 297 | 297 | 361 | 203 | 988 | 947 | 1004 | 446 | 712 | 741 | 718 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 9 | SE 14 | SSW 15 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 12 | E 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 305 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 443 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 411 | 267 | 334 | 385 | 14 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 15 | SE 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 14 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 8 | SE 13 | SE 11 | NNE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | N 4 | NE 16 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 10 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 28 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 69 | 114 | 154 | 50 | 127 | 120 | — | — | — | 2584 | — | 3 | 7 | — | 2285 | 2235 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 35 |
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